The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer is a multi award-winning one-man micro-epic puppet show that melds technology and multimedia into a touching story of enduring love and the end of the world.

A visually inspired solo show, ALVIN is created by Tim Watts, who employs an unique blend of puppetry, live and recorded music, and animation to present an exploration of the next and oldest frontier: the deep blue sea. The show is set in a world where the seas have risen, billions have died. Alvin Sputnik is our only hope. He must venture to the bottom of the ocean to find his wife's lost soul and save humanity.

This exquisite show is a unique and charming performance that’s emotional, uplifting, touching and funny – a heart-warming and beautiful experience that’s a remarkable pocket masterpiece of invention, staging and performance. AWARDS 
Winner Outstanding Solo Show New York Fringe Festival Winner Best Theatre Production Auckland Fringe
 
Winner Best Puppetry
 Adelaide Fringe Winner Best Male Performer
 Dublin Fringe

‘It is a story about love, loss and heroism in a post-eco apocalyptic world’ Tim Watts, 2013

 

Venue Format
Theatre, Hall, Black Box Venue
Technical Rating
D
Touring Party
2
Considerations

The ideal venue has a black back drop, black floor and black walls. ALVIN was built as an intimate experience for small audiences with a capacity between 100-225. Ideal seating is 14 seats across, 10 rows deep. However, 20 rows across, 11 deep is ok. Presenters are welcome to seat additional people on the floor, in front of the first row.

The Last Great Hunt is a newly formed contemporary theatre company based in Perth, WA. Our mission is to support a collective of seven theatre makers to regularly create, produce and tour world-class new theatre. Our organisation, artists and work play a vital role to the continual growth of Perth as a vibrant cultural hub through our focus on presenting contemporary theatre for audiences in our city and abroad.

The core artists of The Last Great Hunt (Gita Bezard, Adriane Daff, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs, Kathryn Osborne and Tim Watts) make high-quality, playful theatre that engages, challenges and entertains and wide audience. The collective largely works in a collaborative and devised process for creating its new work. These processes also involve a core team of devisors that can include: a director, writer, dramaturg, performers and designers.

The Last Great Hunt produces the internationally successful The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer, which has toured to over 26 countries since 2009.

Company Website
thelastgreathunt.com

Unique Selling Point

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer has won huge critical acclaim and received numerous awards and five star reviews. It has also recieved Helpmann Award nomination.

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer has been performed over 300 times across 
the world including Korea, China, New Zealand, America, Canada and the UK.

A very moving and touching piece which has a huge emotional resonance with audiences

Critics have compared the show to Pixar’s Wall-E 
“Alvin Sputnik...an endearing Australian solo show told in stick-figure animation and puppetry...akin to a theatrical “Wall-E.” The New York Times 


Marketing Materials

  • trailer
  • high res production images
  • education resource
  • marketing pack

Community Engagement

ALVIN is a highly innovative contemporary solo theatre work that uniquely blends animation, puppetry and live performance. The show demonstrates the high quality and excellence of Australian artists and their work and received critical acclaim and outstanding audience feedback from all around the world. It is very accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. In addition, the show travels with an education resource to allow students to engage further with the production. The company can provide workshops if required.